Baptiste Rollier (born 27 August 1982) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...

competitor Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individ ...

. He received a silver medal with the Swiss team in the ''relay event'' at the 2008

European Orienteering Championships The European Orienteering Championships were first held in 1962. They have been held biennially since 2000. From 2020, the European Orienteering Championships will be held annually, with sprint events and forest events in alternate years. Format ...

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, with

Matthias Merz Matthias Merz (born 1 February 1984) is a Swiss orienteering competitor, winner of the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, Long distance, and also earned a silver medal on the Sprint distance in the same championship. He has ...

and

Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann (born 16 April 1983 in Eschlikon, Thurgau) is a Swiss orienteering competitor. Hubmann is the most successful male Swiss orienteer of all time, with 9 Gold medals at the World Orienteering Championships. In 2023, with his victory ...

. He finished 6th in the ''long course''.European Orienteering Championships 2008 – Ventspils, Latvia
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International Orienteering Federation The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is the international governing body of the sport of orienteering. The IOF head office is located in Karlstad Municipality, Karlstad, Sweden. The IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orie ...

(Retrieved on 23 June 2008 , updated 14 July 2017) He finished 11th in the ''long course'' at the 2007

World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (often abbreviated as WOC) is an international orienteering competition which has been organized by the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) since 1966. The World Orienteering Championships is considere ...

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. Rollier retired from international orienteering at the end of 2016. Rollier competes in club competitions with Norwegian club Kristiansand OK.

Club competitions

In the 2008 season Rollier was a member of the Norwegian club ''Kristansand OK'', and won the

Tiomila Tiomila or 10-mila is an orienteering race held annually in Sweden since 1945, usually in late April or early May. It is a 10-man relay which includes both night and daytime legs. The women's race consists of five daylight legs. Tiomila attracts c ...

relay with this club in 2008. He was previously a member of the Finnish club Vehkalahden Veikot."Profile: Baptiste Rollier"
– World of O Runners (Retrieved on June 23, 2008)

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* * 1982 births Living people Swiss male orienteers Swiss foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-orienteering-bio-stub